loadsamoney

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noun (someone flaunting) excessive wealth; vulgar, conspicuous consumption. The eponymous comedy character Loadsamoney, created by harry Enfield in 1987, was based on observation of a specific social group. This group comprises bumptious and philistine skilled and semi-skilled working-class young people from southeastern England, who use their comparative wealth – often gained as part of the black economy – to taunt and provoke those worse off than themselves.